1971 Watertown Expos Roster
Team Record: 30-40
Finished 4th in the NL
Manager: Bob Oldis (30-40)
Affiliation: Montreal Expos
Location: Watertown, South Dakota
Ballpark: Watertown Stadium
Attendance: 8,825, Avg. 252
The Watertown Expos of the Northern League ended the 1971 season with a record of 30 wins and 40 losses, finishing fourth in the NL.
The Expos plated 426 runs, worst in the league, and gave up 539 runs, most in the circuit. Cannon Smith drove in 45 runs. Larry Lintz led all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .280. Dan Warthen topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 3.96 ERA, tops among hurlers with significant time on the mound.
Members of the 1971 Watertown Expos who played in Major League Baseball during their careers were Dan Warthen, Larry Lintz and Don Hopkins.
Bob Oldis served as manager.Click on column headings to sort.
| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Ayers | L | L | 6'1" | 175 | ||
| Dave Carey | L | R | 5'11" | 183 | ||
| Harry Conlan | R | R | 6'1" | 200 | ||
| Stephen Fuller | L | R | 6'4" | 170 | ||
| Don Gurniak | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Al Habelman | R | R | July 19, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | |
| Frank Hale | R | R | May 9, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Los Angeles, CA US |
| Pete Hayes | R | R | May 27, 1947 | 6'0" | 187 | Waco, TX US |
| Don Hopkins | L | R | January 9, 1952 | 6'0" | 175 | West Point, MS US |
| Otto Kemper | L | R | May 24, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Brenham, TX US |
| Michael Liebeck | R | R | May 19, 1950 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Larry Lintz | S | R | October 10, 1949 | 5'9" | 150 | Martinez, CA US |
| Les Lisowski | L | L | August 28, 1949 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Michael Lynch | L | L | 6'3" | 190 | ||
| Lyle Madison | R | R | October 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 185 | Brownsville, KY US |
| Russell McKee | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Roy Mullinax | R | R | 5'10" | 175 | ||
| Robert Patin | R | R | September 15, 1952 | 6'2" | 180 | Baton Rouge, LA US |
| Buzz Patterson | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | ||
| Eliseo Pompa | L | R | December 16, 1949 | 5'9" | 167 | |
| Luis Rivera | L | L | December 24, 1949 | 5'11" | 160 | Brooklyn, NY US |
| Michael Scherer | R | R | 6'4" | 185 | ||
| Wayne Schlosser | R | R | June 17, 1952 | 6'0" | 215 | Lestock, SK CA |
| Cannon Smith | L | L | June 13, 1951 | 6'2" | 187 | |
| Stanley Todd | R | R | 6'0" | 180 | Lonoke, AK US | |
| Glenn Vickery | R | R | June 20, 1951 | 6'3" | 200 | Mobile, AL US |
| Sam Viney | R | R | August 5, 1949 | 6'3" | 220 | Harris, OK US |
| Dan Warthen | S | L | December 1, 1952 | 6'0" | 200 | Omaha, NE US |
| Wallace Wright | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Leonard Yonkman | R | R | September 22, 1953 | 6'3" | 180 | Lestock, SK CA |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
